Härnösand wrestler Niklas Öhlén’s Olympic dream gone: “It is what it is”

Niklas Öhlén, who competes in Greco-Roman style, weight class 67 kg, has an impressive track record with 12 SM golds and a bronze in the JVM in 2021.

Aiming for the U23 World Cup

During Thursday’s qualifiers for this summer’s Paris Olympics, Niklas advanced to the round of 16 but lost to Ramaz Zoidze of Georgia. After Ramaz advanced to the final, Niklas got another chance in the re-qual on Friday, but lost to Russian Aslan Visaitov.

Olympics in Paris 2024

– I’m still young and have a lot left to give, says Niklas Öhlén.

He is now looking forward to the U23 World Cup later this year.

In the video, Niklas talks about his feelings after the loss.

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